Why does Java have transient variables?
- by Animesh
Why does Java have transient variables?
According to Serializable javadoc, readResolve() is intended for replacing an object read from the stream. But is it OK to use it for restoring transient fields, like so:
private Object readResolve() {
transientField = something;
return this;
}
as opposed to using readObject():
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) {
…
